Afghanistan is a tough country to be in as both the Russians and Americans have learnt at their cost. The country remains highly unstable with only half of it currently under Kabul's direct rule, the other half entirely in control or keenly contested by the Taliban, who may soon rush into the power vacuum. This time enjoy Rudyard Kipling's poem on Afghanistan instead of our usual limerick. Twitter: @bisboworld
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US, Taliban agree to temporary truce; AP; Feb 15, 2020
New Delhi, Kabul agree to create a Joint Air Corridor despite Pak reluctance, Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury, Jul 12, 2018, Economic Times
How Chabahar Port could bring India and its partners a new spring, Shubhajit Roy, December 4, 2017, Indian Express
Don’t blame Afghanistan for blowing whistle on Zalmay Khalilzad, Michael Rubin, March 15, 2019, AEI.org
After 5-month delay, Ghani named winner of Af election; Feb 18, 2020
Afghan Government Control Over Country Falters, U.S. Report Says; Rod Nordland; Jan 31, 2019, The New York Times
How the U.S. Government Misleads the Public on Afghanistan; ROD NORDLAND, ASH NGU and FAHIM ABED SEPT. 8, 2018
Why Is Zalmay Khalilzad Such a Controversial Figure in Afghanistan? Sayed Ziafatullah Saeedi; April 04, 2019, The Diplomat
Afghanistan in the shadow of Ahmad Shah Massoud, Hashmat Moslih, September 9, 2014, Al Jazeera
Afghan official warns of US deal with Taliban ‘that doesn’t end in peace’, Thomas Gibbons-Neff, March 14, 2019, The New York Times
Afghan peace negotiations show signs of progress, Mujib Mashal, July 6, 2019, The New York Times
Afghanistan: Where the road to peace is harder than war, Secunder Kermani, December 23, 2019, BBC News
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